Chinese Zodiac · Sign 11 of 12
狗 · gǒu
Loyal, honest, and protective — the friend who always has your back.
狗
When a Dog is on your side, it is on your side for good. Fair-minded and principled, it has a keen sense of right and wrong and defends the people and causes it believes in without hesitation. That vigilance can curdle into worry or suspicion, and Dogs can be quick to judge — but the loyalty underneath it, once given, is close to unconditional.
Lucky numbers and colors follow popular Chinese almanac tradition and vary by source — treat them as folklore, not fact.
The Dragon sits opposite the Dog on the zodiac wheel — the classic “six clash” (六冲). A pairing that takes extra patience.
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